Looks like, these little guys will never be *fast* ... : o( ... not even with a 56/11.

martinus

06-22-11 05:12 PM

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Raised my FD. : o)

Had some free time ... an x-330 dontated parts, along with an old college franken bmx commuter.

52/12 ... with a 48 inner. This is ~90 gi, at 90 c/rpm, thats 24 mph. Much better, then the stock gearing, ( 20 mph @ 90c ) maybe now the tires are the next speed factor/excuse . ( link just in case http://www.thorusa.com/ )

I also had a chance to weigh it . : o(

... I'll find out on tomarrows commute.

cedar_lake

06-23-11 06:46 AM

Built mine up last night. 53cm size, no modifications except I took the wheel reflectors off, bathroom scale method says 26.6lbs. It was sooo hard not to stay up late last night and start swapping stuff around. I have at least two double cranks in the basement that would look better on this bike, not to mention a triple if I wanted to give this thing some rock crawling gears. I have a threadless stem adapter just begging to be installed with a nice shiny alu stem that should give me enough length to replicate body position on my good road bike. I have bar end shifters (and an 11X34 9sp cassette) that need using. The list goes on. I'll probably just do the rim strips and go get some initial ride impressions first. This thing is going to be a riot.

martinus

06-23-11 06:55 PM

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Morning commute, pit stop ...

( *note*: chain length, oops . )

martinus

06-23-11 07:02 PM

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Fixed the chain length issue, on lunch ...

but, not with a longer chain ... instead I made a tiny franken cassette. : o)

I used a Forte(hope it lasts) 11-32 ...AND, a Sram 12-23 .

So... I now have a 11-21, 8 sp ! ( 11,12,13,14,15,17,19,21.)

Shifts suprisingly well, considering the sloppy ( indexed ) levers.

~98 GI with the 58T :thumb:

martinus

06-23-11 07:12 PM

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The left-over cass/paper weight ... ( 12,14,16,18,21,23,24,28. )

Dynocoaster

06-24-11 08:29 AM

451 wheels and skinnier tires may make it go even quicker.

nerobro

06-24-11 09:11 AM

Rim tape installed. Tires are sitting at 110psi. I feel like a big man, I got the wire bead tires on without tire levers. :-)

martinus

06-26-11 09:51 PM

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Current state ... and, stuff on order.

cedar_lake

06-27-11 06:16 AM

Love the white on black. Mine's black too and I'm thinking white all around. My only mods so far are rim tape and keo's (black, b/c that's what I have laying around). The corncob cassette is a great idea.